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Variants in Chemosensory Genes Are Associated with Picky Eating Behavior in Preschool-Age Children.
Journal of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics - 1 Jan 2017
Cole Natasha Chong, Wang Anthony A, Donovan Sharon M, Lee Soo-Yeun, Teran-Garcia Margarita
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Picky eating is prevalent among preschoolers and is associated with risk of both underweight and overweight. Although differences in taste perception may be due to genetic variation, it is unclear whether these variations are related to picky eating behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of 6 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 5 candidate genes related to...
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